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Tag Archives: Norway
Arctic Circle Birds and Islands
This afternoon we hopped in the zodiacs to go check out the borg of Guillemot birds that live and control Alkjefellet (Auk Mountain) island. The island is full of waterfalls and nests. There is apparently 60,000 of these buggers living … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise, International, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Arctic, Birds, blog, International, Islands, Norway, Travel
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Hanging out with the Wahlbergs in Norway
We made a quick stop at Wahlberg0ya which is an island in the Hinlopen Strait. Since there were no animals on this island, I guess we can only have veggie burgers…. Let’s give a view of some of the flora … Continue reading
Posted in Arctic, Cruise
Tagged Arctic, blog, Cruise, Hinlopen Strait, International, Norway, Travel, Wahlberg0ya
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Even in the Arctic Circle – You are Followed
We went back south to check out the (small) Stor0ya island. We wanted to explore for some more local wildlife that may be hanging out around the research points. I think this is one of the cell phone signal capture … Continue reading
Posted in Arctic, Cruise, International, Travel
Tagged Arctic, blog, circle, International, Norway, polar bears, Stor0ya island., Travel
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Ever Hike a Glacier?
The satellite connectivity and Internet speeds are horribly slow. The nice pictures are just too large to upload. So for this posting, I am using the famous high end Microsoft Paint program to reduce the size of the pics so … Continue reading
Posted in International, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Arctic, blog, Hiking, Norway, Travel
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Longyearbyen Norway
Longyearbyen Norway is a very remote and interesting place to visit. It is the last stop for Arctic expeditions to fly into and land before heading north. It is where the global seed vault exists/is stored and even where GitHub … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise, Hiking, International, Travel
Tagged Arctic, blog, Cruise, global seed vault, Longyearbyen, Norway, Travel
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Headed Further North into the Arctic Circle
Enjoyed some 70 degree days in Oslo, now is the time to break out the jacket, hat and gloves as we wait to board the charter flight to the Arctic Circle. Stay tuned for more later today! 😎
Hiking Around Oslo
We explored a lot around Oslo today by foot. It was a pleasant 70 degrees F and sunny. Lots of architecture and city can all be found in the city center. First we checked out the famous Opera House which … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, International, Travel
Tagged Arctic, blog, fort, Hiking, Norway, Opera House, Oslo, Royal Palace, Travel
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Running in Oslo (Norway)
How do you learn about a new city? Interested in seeing more of the city? Check out my blog post of Oslo when we toured the whole city. Go running early in the morning of course! Oslo has removed most … Continue reading